"Buck" <buckforemanNOSPAM@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I have a simple test that works fine on IIS 5, but I can't seem to get it
to
> work with IIS 6.0. I just loaded Windows 2003 Web Server and haven't
changed
> too much on the IIS 6.0 configuration.
>
> I created a simple .NET windows form application "myapp.exe" that is just
a
> form with a couple of control on it (buttons, whatever). It doesn't do
> anything, it's just a test program.
>
> On IIS 5 I just put the exe in a directory, Web Share the directory the
exe
> is in and then can hit the exe from IE on another machine that has the
..NET
> framework and the application comes up on the remote machine. Pretty
simple.
> The url would be something like http://machinewithapp/MyApp/MyApp.exe.
>
> Doing the same on an IIS 6.0 machine doesn't work. I tried turning off
> execute permission on that Virutal Directory, but then the exe just shows
up
> in the browser. With Execute permission on, I get 404 errors.
>
> To reply to my email remove the NOSPAM from the address.
>
>

"Buck" <buckforemanNOSPAM@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Well it works now, but I'm not sure what happened.
> After seeing your post I tried setting the Execute Permissions on the
> Virtual Directory tab of the Properties dialog for the web. It was set to
> Scripts when I got there (wasn't working). I set it to "Scripts and
> Executables" and then I would get an IEExec error on the client. Switched
it
> to "None" and I'd get the content of the exe shown in the browser, changed
> it back to "Scripts" and then the app came up on the client. Changed it to
> None and the app came up on the client. Changed it to "Scripts and
> Executables" and I get the error on the client. From that point on it
> responded consistently, "Scripts" and "None" would work, "Scripts and
> Executables" doesn't.
>
> Thanks for the tips. I don't know why it started working, but it's
working.
>
> "Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <jmaltz@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:uYhWlNjTDHA.1572@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Did you set Application & Scripts execute permissions?
> > Add the mime type?
> >
> > --
> > --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
> > http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> > tutorial site :-)
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Unless
> I
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> >
> >
> > "Buck" <buckforemanNOSPAM@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:cScSa.11748$Mc.821961@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > > I have a simple test that works fine on IIS 5, but I can't seem to get
> it
> > to
> > > work with IIS 6.0. I just loaded Windows 2003 Web Server and haven't
> > changed
> > > too much on the IIS 6.0 configuration.
> > >
> > > I created a simple .NET windows form application "myapp.exe" that is
> just
> > a
> > > form with a couple of control on it (buttons, whatever). It doesn't do
> > > anything, it's just a test program.
> > >
> > > On IIS 5 I just put the exe in a directory, Web Share the directory
the
> > exe
> > > is in and then can hit the exe from IE on another machine that has the
> > .NET
> > > framework and the application comes up on the remote machine. Pretty
> > simple.
> > > The url would be something like http://machinewithapp/MyApp/MyApp.exe.
> > >
> > > Doing the same on an IIS 6.0 machine doesn't work. I tried turning off
> > > execute permission on that Virutal Directory, but then the exe just
> shows
> > up
> > > in the browser. With Execute permission on, I get 404 errors.
> > >
> > > To reply to my email remove the NOSPAM from the address.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

"Jonathan Maltz [MS-MVP]" <jmaltz@mvps.org> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Did you set Application & Scripts execute permissions?
> Add the mime type?
>
> --
> --Jonathan Maltz [Microsoft MVP - Windows Server]
> http://www.imbored.biz - A Windows Server 2003 visual, step-by-step
> tutorial site :-)
> Replies by Email will not be read and will be deleted on the spot. Unless
I
> ask you to Email me, please do not. Reply by newsgroup only, please.
>
>
> "Buck" <buckforemanNOSPAM@NOSPAMearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:cScSa.11748$Mc.821961@newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net...
> > I have a simple test that works fine on IIS 5, but I can't seem to get
it
> to
> > work with IIS 6.0. I just loaded Windows 2003 Web Server and haven't
> changed
> > too much on the IIS 6.0 configuration.
> >
> > I created a simple .NET windows form application "myapp.exe" that is
just
> a
> > form with a couple of control on it (buttons, whatever). It doesn't do
> > anything, it's just a test program.
> >
> > On IIS 5 I just put the exe in a directory, Web Share the directory the
> exe
> > is in and then can hit the exe from IE on another machine that has the
> .NET
> > framework and the application comes up on the remote machine. Pretty
> simple.
> > The url would be something like http://machinewithapp/MyApp/MyApp.exe.
> >
> > Doing the same on an IIS 6.0 machine doesn't work. I tried turning off
> > execute permission on that Virutal Directory, but then the exe just
shows
> up
> > in the browser. With Execute permission on, I get 404 errors.
> >
> > To reply to my email remove the NOSPAM from the address.
> >
> >
>
>
>